There is no ethnic cleaning in Israel and the West Bank - this is why - opinion

An opinion piece by Itamar Marcus argues that accusations of Israeli ethnic cleansing are refuted by Palestinian population data showing a 445% Arab population increase in Judea and Samaria since 1967. It contrasts this with population declines under Jordanian rule and in PA-controlled areas, particularly among Christians in Bethlehem. The piece uses the PA's own statistics to frame the accusation as a failed policy, while employing sarcasm to suggest Israel should instead learn from Palestinian treatment of Christians.

An opinion piece by Itamar Marcus, director of Palestinian Media Watch, argues that accusations of Israeli ethnic cleansing against Palestinians are refuted by demographic data from the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. The article highlights that the Arab population in Judea and Samaria grew by 445% since 1967, from 1.36 million to 7.41 million, under Israeli administration. It contrasts this with a 4.2% decline during Jordanian rule (1948-1967) and notes that the only period of population drop was under Jordan. The piece further compares this growth to other nations: Germany's 7.7% and Britain's 25% over the same period, and even neighboring Arab states like Lebanon (164%) and Syria (281%). The author attributes this growth to Israeli healthcare improvements, which reduced infant mortality from 152/1000 to 29/1000 and raised life expectancy from 48 to 72 years, as well as agricultural advancements. The article then pivots to argue that if Israel had an ethnic cleansing policy, it has failed, and sarcastically suggests Israel should instead learn from the Palestinian Authority's treatment of Christians: a 66% drop in Gaza's Christian population (1990-2005) and a decline from 50% to under 10% in Bethlehem since 1994. The framing relies on sarcasm and selective data comparison to invert the ethnic cleansing accusation.